Orlando's Howard has bruised thumb

Orlando Magic forward Dwight Howard suffered a bruised left thumb in Saturday's 91-72 loss to Detroit in the opener of their Eastern Conference semifinal series.

Howard had 12 points and eight rebounds, but by the end of the game was on the bench with the injury. Howard's hand was heavily wrapped in a bandage. He hurt the thumb going for a rebound in the final minute of the third quarter. After the game, Howard said his thumb was bruised, but that he would be okay for Game 2 Monday night.

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